Arsenal defender Calum Chambers says he is making smooth progress in his road to recovery after a lengthy injury lay-off but admits he cannot set a date for when he plans on returning to action.
The former Southampton defender suffered knee ligament damage in Gunners head coach Mikel Arteta's first home game in charge of the club back in December, as the Gunners were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea - which happened to be Arsenal's last Premier League defeat.
The 25-year-old was forced to undergo surgery and has been making steady progress ever since, despite his rehabilitation programme having been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, which, of course, has meant players have been unable to spend any amount of time at their clubs' respective training ground, meaning they have been forced to train and keep themselves in top condition alone.
Despite the frustrations of the lockdown restrictions, Chambers, appearing on Arsenal's House Party Show on Facebook, has admitted that his recovery is heading in the right direction.
"The surgery went well and in terms of recovery I'm just cracking on with what I can do at home," said Chambers.
"I am lucky enough to have some gym equipment here so I've been working on my strength in my leg, my knee and my quad. It's all about building up strength in the quad to then hopefully progress onto more stuff.
"It has just been about adapting to the situation we're in and finding things I can do at home to keep myself going. The guys have been great on FaceTime and Zoom every other day.
"They spend three hours at a time on FaceTime talking and walking me through each session, so credit to them. Without them it would have been a real struggle so they've been really good for me.
"We've been trying to stick to morning rehab, so on some days at the moment I have double sessions where I'll do stuff in the morning and in the afternoon. It's all about keeping a routine and keeping that momentum going.
"To be honest, [not putting a timeframe on my comeback] is one of the first things I said when I started the rehab. I don't want to put a timescale on anything. I want to make sure it's right, take my time on it and make sure I do it properly.
"In my head I haven't even put a date on it, put a timescale on it, it's just doing everything you can in the moment to get the best out of the situation. Hopefully it all just builds and progresses from there. I'm just trying to get through different phases and different blocks as and when I can."
Chambers, who joined the Gunners back in July 2014, has racked up 18 appearances this season, scoring one goal and registering four assists.
